Kinglake

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,482 people were usually resident in Kinglake: of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.5% of people usually resident in Kinglake were children aged 0-14 years, and 12.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.4% of people usually resident in Kinglake were Australian citizens, 9.6% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 46.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kinglake were married, 15.0% were either separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 35.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 82.0% of people usually resident in Kinglake, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Italy 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and India 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kinglake were No Religion 38.9%, Anglican 15.6%, Catholic 14.6%, Uniting Church 2.7% and Baptist 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kinglake were Greek 0.6%, Punjabi 0.5%, Spanish 0.3%, Koko-Bera 0.3% and Italian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 736 people aged 15 years and over in Kinglake were in the labour force. Of these 58.4% worked full-time, 29.6% worked part-time, 4.2% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.8% were unemployed. 291 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kinglake were Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Professionals 16.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Managers 11.4%, Labourers 11.3%, Sales Workers 7.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kinglake, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.9%, Hospitals 4.5%, Residential Care Services 4.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2% and Residential Building Construction 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Kinglake, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $479, the median family income was $1,096 and the median household income was $1,038.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 399 families in Kinglake: of these 29.8% were couple families without children, 52.9% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 522 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kinglake.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kinglake, 96.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kinglake, 16.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 66.3% were owned with a mortgage and 9.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kinglake, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 46.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kinglake, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kinglake, 74.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.